The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-18 00:00:00

The directors of the City Offices Company have notified that the subscription list will be closed for London on the 21st inst., and for the country on the 22d inst. The dispute which arose between the Credit Mobilier (Limited) and the Credit Mobilier Com. pany of London, with reference to the title of the first-named company, has been settled, and all legal proceedings terminated. The directors of the Anglo..ltalian Bank have appointed Mr. John A. Jackson, formerly connected with the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank, as their general manager, who will at °nee proceed to Italy to make the necessary arrangements for the commencement of business. The subscription list for the new shares in the Panama, New Z-aland, and Australian Road Mail Company will be closed on Tuesday next, the 22d March, for London ; and on Wednesday, the 233, to applicants from the country. The directors of the St. John d'El Rey Mining Company (Limited) have received, by telegram from Libbon, the following report, dated Morro Velho, February :--Produce for January, 40,384 oitsvas ; cost for ditto, £10,246; profit for Gift°, £5,323. Produce ten days of February, 10,552 oitavas ; yield, 5 . 723 oitavts per ton. The shares of the Dutch Tramway Company were in dem inEl early in the day at 1-1 prem., and closed at 2 prem. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Alarkets during the last few days has exhibited rather less animation. At the public sales of tea, however, full rates have been obtained for good and superior qualities. Sugars have remained at about, previous rates, while in rice, coffee, fruit, and spices the dealings have been to an average extent, with out any material change in ;values. Tallow has been in less request for both present and forward delivery, w i t h out however any material alteration In quotations. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Baurse this day, according to Mr. neuter's t e l egram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at 66.25, Flat. There has been more animation in the market for the English Funds but the tendency of prices is a little lees f avourable, Consols being 911 1 for transfer, and 914 1 for the account. The New Three per Cents. are marked 893 the Re. duced Annuities, 891; Exchequer Bills, 63. die.; and India 5 per Cents., 1041 d. The principal Foreign Stocks have varied to some eitent, and there has been a fair business. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 71 4 ; ditto Consolides 64 .1 ft ; Greek, 23 t 24 ; Spanish Passive, 353 36 ; ditto Cert?ficates, 131 I; Portuguese, 484 d ; Mexi can, 45 ; 671 6; and the Confederate Loan 53 35. la the Railway Share Market the dealings have been to an average extent. London and Brighton have improved £1; Great Eastern,lss. ; and Great Western, North-Western, Midland, and South- Eastern, 5s ; while Lancashire and Yorkshire, have declined £1; Great Northern, ss. ; and Metropoli.. tan, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings show little animation, and remain at about previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in mo derate request, and in some instances are a shade firmer. Imperial Bank have improved to 34 35t ; Bank of Queepsland, 20 t ; London and Brazilian, 69 i; Central Argentine Railway are quoted 1 to 1} prem. ; London and Liverpool Hotel, 14 It prem.; London Gas Meter Company, Ito prem.; Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company, 3 to 3f prem.; Queens land Sheep, f to 1 prem.; and Financial Corpora tion, lt to 21 4 prem. ~, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. tiov z 3 RntENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols Ditto A ccount, ceut. April 8 ~per 891 Reduced New 3 Per Cent. B9/ a , ew 2 / per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 41.u/unties, 30 yrs, expire ii th Jan., 1880 — ..... Ditto for 30 yrs expire sth April, 1885 ' h lellequer Bills, £l.OOO, 21 & S per Cent. 6 Ditto £5OO .. 6 Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England &IC, 4i per Ct., last h:.-yr shut Immix GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lB Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Ditto Account.... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do t 2 ertill ea te s Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent,, Jan. 1872 .. Ditto 5} per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 18C6 D . tt', Bonds Sl,000 Ditto under LIAO lO dis FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent ..• . — Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863. — Ditto Scrip, £55 paid Egyptian 7 per Cent lOOl Ditto, Second Issue - Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 2 131 4 Ditto Account 4l 111 Ditto Coupons Ditto Account nuatemala 5 per Cent. Italian 5 per Cent.Olareinmana Railway) 74 1 Mexican 3 per Cent 451 5 1 42 51 D itto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l4l Ditto 2 er Cent. 3Ol ~., Ditto Deterred Peruvia n 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account B6l 1 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto 3 per C en t ., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,' 3 Ditto Account - 4 Bl 4Bl Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 .. 871 Ditto I per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 i 8 irri iniaa 6 per Cent.......... . St SDitto Account panieh 3 per Cent Ditto Pasiivo Ditto Account ..... 361 1 51 S panish Cert. of Coup not funded .. Ditto .... Acaount .. 13i Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —.. Ditto Account ........ 69,11701 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds 7ll Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 231 41 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account..., Dividends on the above payable in Loud , u . Dutch 2# per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil.f Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex: 25 francs - D itto Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditte AprllAcceunt .. .......... •••• '9ll . . Ahare; Railways, i Paid. a 1 Busi ne done s.- (losing 1 I f ee. - . 13..4., 1 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 Si 25 Blythe and Tyne. .. .. all 10 tlcst.,Sleat.,andslid. l/ 4;0. all Si 9 at. Bristol and Exeter ..., 100 83 15 at Caledonian 50 :2orK sun Bandoli all 20 , Cornwall all 6 7 10 10 0 A . A I ,, ,i‘ts no di, j all 10 ,Do. n till 6p c.p ari.lis t. r an beeaid 50 Dublin A lit n df p ast June. all 35 37 25 Dun„rerth,&Ab. June., all 16 17 st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 91 93 91 i St tilasg. and S. Western . 100 101 1( 6 at Ores t Eastern, Ord. stk 100 461 71 4T. st Ditto A stock - at Ditto East Anglian st 100 6 / 7 / st GreatNorthot Scotland 100 st (3 rent Northern ' 100 1261 1271 1271 at Do A stock j 100 1281 121 1191 at Do El do llOO 130 132 st Gt. S. and W. of Irelan 100 9 3 95 at Great Western st Do Str Val gun. atoci lOO at Lancashi.-e & Yorkshir, IGO 1 , 91 110 109 et London and illackwan 100 68 70 at Lon., liright.,& S. Coast 100 1 43 1 W 104 st Lon., Chat., and Dove; 100 1 31 43 st Lon. & North Western 100 ' ItBl 1( . 81 10431 i st Lon. & So•.th Western 100 98 100 981 8 at Man., Shef., A Lincoln. 100 r 51 53 53 1 it 3 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 121 I Do 4 shares.. at Metropolitan all 1 1.11 al Int 121 111 st Midland D Ne st Do Birming...l; Derba 100 116 98 981 p 50 Mid. (it. W. of irelant. all 25 Do. / shares 25 Mid Kest 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 26 at INth. Eastern—Berwie, , 100 1001 1011 25 Do, G.N.E. purchas, 6.13.4 —.. at Do Leeds lOO 551 6 7 5 at Do York at Do Carlisle lOO at North London 10 Do New 0.16.4 North Staffordshire ~ all 78 79 tu N. and S. W. Junction all 11/ 111 at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stoc at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 10 Shrews, and Welchpoo , all .t Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 34 16 at South Eastern at South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 98 101 G 0 taines, Wok.,andWok all di 91 25 Stockton .t Darlingtoi, all 87 38 25 Do -. 17 91 10 r .:.5 Do New, 1866 lO 7 8 st Tall Vale.. 10 Do B 8 5 7 10 Do C 3 3 4 i., .)0 Ulster 25 Do 2O —I. 42.10 Do 5l at Vale of Neath ,t. Victoria sta. and Pim lOO st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall lOO 22 24 at %v.i Hartlepool HAL& R lOO at I West Midland -Oxford 100 st I at. Do Newport 100 --- Do Hereford 100 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Guulburn ) RE COL. WAUGH. To• day was appointed for the adjourned meeting for last examination and discharge, and also a renewed application for release from custody. Mr. Sargood was for the bankrupt, Mr. H. Linklater for the assignees, and Mr. C. E. Lewis for the Eastern Bank ing Company, the detaining creditor:. Mr, Sargood said that the list examination must neces sarily be adjourned, as it had been impossible to complete the accounts, and Mr. Brown (Brown and Dubois), who had been appointed by the court to render assistance in doing so attributed much of the delay to the bankrupt being kept in custody, as he could obtain information from parties who would not otherwise give it, The examination meeting was then again adjourned. Mr. Sargood then addressed the Court en the application for release. His Honour said it did not appear in his list, and he could not entertain an application so important at the mo ment. Mr. Sargood said that notice had been given to all parties, and they were present. His Honour asked whether the 17ch rule had been com plied with. Mr. Lewis said that there were no affidavits filed:in sup port, but he did not wish to take any technical objection. Ilia Honour said that it involved a very important ques- MONEY MARKET AND COXEMCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Symptoms of increasing easiness are perceptible this morning in discount circles. The supply of commercial paper on offer is far below the cepital at the command of binkers and brokers, and the latter are, therefore, evincing greater disposition to negotiate business fully per cent. under the mini- Mum of the Bank of Engiand. The best mercan• tile paper of three months' date is now actively sought after, on terms ranging from 5i- to 5i per Cent. A further suni of £444,000, in bar gold, was taken into the Bunk yesterd y. The Bank of England return, computed to Wed nesday, shows an increase in the stock of bullion, but the accumulation is not so large as was antici pated. There is also an addition to the other secu rities. Subjoined is our usual analysis:— Active Circulation £19,849,780 Decrease .. 177,360 Bullion 13,916,943 Increase . 62.554 Rest .. 3,866,481 Increase 74,948 Public Deposits 8 , 570 , 711 Decrease .. t 292,6b3 Other Deposits.. .. 13,105,800 Increase 670,825 Seven Day and other Bills .. 485,332 Decrease 53,353 Government Securities 11,174,584 No &Aeration. Other Securities .. 2.0,657,580 Increase .. .. 159,853 Notes Unemployed .. .. 8,013,960 Increase 275,790 BEARS MAR KB T S.—This day. ORDIN &RY SHARES AND STOW% POS'ESSION.S. .taliwityts Paid. all Closibg Price. 58 LO 1034 P 1 P p 1 p 5 Si 74 81 itiantio & St Lawreno i tom., Etarodalz.Cent In Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New .... Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake tiuruu Do. Preference liullalo,BrantAGodnei, p. et. bds. Aug. 1, Is 7. Do. do. July 1, 187: uo. do. Juue 1, 18: leutta.it S. Eas tn. i Li Cape Town t Dock Sari, Eastn. Bengal gnu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. a. I Do. do. ti Ex L 101 (03 103 105 tOsi 1061 lu4i 105 # P 19 20 73 75 58 62 65 67 51 63 49 51 40 E 2 26 28 22 T 5 1031 104; Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canatt,. Do. lat Pre!. Bond , — Do. no. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. defer; ed...... Do. 3d P, ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stook... Do. uo. deferred...... Gt.lndlaPenin.gua.sp.e Do. IN ew gua. 5 Do. January, 1882 South.of dia (Lim A uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharet Do. New .. Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt. ilo. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. [ndiau Branch Limited I nadras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Dc..th d 0........ 103 W 4 9 10 11 10if;, 92 94 85 87 tc3 lu4 97 98 4i2 94 Fifth Extension.' Melb.Cor. 4p. 0. Ends. Nlelb. & ilobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. tilortg. env Br uns wick a Candy. Class t. and B. N. Itl.C'das pa Ist pt bds Scinde ..1 Du. Delhi ..... 4 Do. do . ...• t Do. Punjaub El Do. Do. •• •• Do. indus.St. Pio.) 56 58 an 100 (100 1 100 2 I V 1 k 100 8 5 82 24 1034 1044 103 104 03 M 98 103 (10LON1AL GOVERNMENT Sif,Cli -n. Gov. 6 p.c.J4 &Jul! - 1877-81 ll,o 101 103 1024 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOU 100 (02 - Do. (3 p. c.Mar.B6 Sept 100 09 101 - , Do.: p. a. Jan.&,July 10: - 8) hl 90 89 - I Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 89 01 - Cape G. Hope, op DK, 106 ICB Do.Ap & Oct. MA , 100 108 110 - - i Do. 180 100 110 !12 - !Do. Jan. & July, 1891 10J 110 111 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p C FY' tl l 111 - )Srlautitius 0 per cent IOU 196 108 - Natal Gov. 6 per cent 130 IfJB 110 - N.B.Gov.6p.c.JaAJul) 100 1,01 103 I - Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oo&. 101 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18 100 99 100 - Du. sp. c.,18,1 to L 10u 99 10 991 - Do. d0.,i888 &upwd4 100 99 100 99z - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - steriing, 1875. lO6 103 105 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - - S. Aus G6p.e.187&& up 100 Oh 111 103 Vic.Grov. 6 p.c. Ja..t&July 100 - - - 'Do. to p.c. A.n.ziOnt.. 100 111_112 1111 i I - - BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold I 4 id - kAitlord Amalgamated - 31 15 - Devon G.Cono.,"ravist ) 1 655 665 - East Bassett (Illogam 30 03 65 - I East Clogau Gold Ltd -•- - - 'East Caradon ...... `1.14. r 295 301 - I lEast Cant Brea 3.4. ,, 7 71 - , IV '1 Russet (Tavistk , 8 9.0 44 4) - IGam.,llDSLAuhyn(Gwen .) 58: 10 11 - ,Great South 'Coigns i7r 4 4) - ;u. Wheal Voralelston (0 4• 42 - , Grenville - lier;.4l's-Foot 8.1! 115 37 - ilingston Downs 4. 8.0 31 44 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (tiny Lelant a 19 21 - Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim 2l! 11 2 d - New Beton .. 19/ 83 95 - • North Downs I 14 14 2 ) -- Basset(lllo4an 3.1.0 2 21 - Sorth Wheal Crotty 2,6.9 41 5z - l'ar Consols(St. Blazey - - - i.rovidence(Uny Lelnt. 10.6.7 41 43 - SouthUaradon(St.Cleer 15 440 160 - a. Carn Brea (Illogan) - 1 -- S.Wheai Fran.(lllogaii 18.18.9 50 53 - Stray Park 30.17.6 33 35 - ramar Silv.,2 Lead Min - - Crott 9 19 20 • - West Basset (Illogan) l4 11 12 - C' radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 - 'West Seton - Wheal Basset (Mogan; 54 874 924 - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 31 37 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lclaut) 2.0.6 - WhealLucL•ott . 31 - Wheal 111aryAnn (Men ) 8 135 144 - Wheal 3eton i 555 190 195 - !Wheal Tretawney (Lis ), 7 21 26 - Wheal Union 13.17 111 24 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, Ditto, 6 per cent. pr., 1231 Gt. Western. Wt. Midland, Oxford, 2d guaranteed stock. 121 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1,11 ft LINES LEASED Af FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 95 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Great Luxembourg, ilk Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 201 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 11 Sambre and Meuse, 151 San raulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 81 Ditto (all), 21 West Flanders, 7i FOREIGN MINES. United Mexican (11m;, 7 q. Yudananiutana of S. Australia, Urn., 31 * JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lira.), 1224 • Aidance 49; , Anglo Austrian. CA Bank of Queenslaud (lira), 21 20 Bank of Wales, lira.. 17 Bank of New Zealand. 154 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 1?. Chartered Bank of. India, Australia. and China, 44.31 Chartered &ler. of India, London, and China, 70* 1 Consolidated Bans, lira., 101 English and Irish (lira.), .151 liindustan, nhina, and Japan (11m.), 32 3 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm , 101 1 Imperial Bank (lim.), 35 3 5t 4 Imperial Ottoman, 194 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 34 London and Brazilian dim.), 594 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 264 London and South African, 26,} 6 London and South American. lint., 9 London and South-Western (Um), 141 London and Westminster, 81 bOt lolerehantpank, tim , 111 12 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 141 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lira.), 25 * Oriental Bank Corporation. 631 3 Sciude, Punjaub. and Delhi, lim., 114 11 Ditto, new, 14 11+ Union of Australia, 54i Litto, new, 31 Union ot London, 47 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. Commercial Union Insurance), gi Contract Corporation 61 Discount Corporatio.;, limited, 104 Egyptian Commercial and Traoin g . um., 5 Gen. Crt dit and 1. inane! of Lonaon, lim., 8 1 General Steam Navigation, 27 Hudson s Bay. 6 Internitional Financial Society, 11; 12 llt London Financial Association, lim.. 261 L ndon General Omnibus Company, ma Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lira., It Ocean Marine (Insurance). .191 Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 31 Peninsida and Oa ieutal Steam, Ditto, uew, 51 6 Thames and Mersey Marme (Insurance), lim., 7 The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mille pm., alld the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. load. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that goldlo about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Par% h., 20 usmes. don iBj 1031 41 stock 3tcck stook 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook stook stock stock stock stock stock st ock e'ock 8 7i all It) 100 100 100 100 TETE S(TN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, IB6f. tion indeed, and the Lord Chancellor had very great doubts as to whether this emit had any power to discharge a person who was in custody under a Judge's order. Mr. Sargood said that the Court of Common Pleas had been applied to, and they thought tbis was the proper court to apply to. His Honour said that at all events the case could not be argued to-day, and he thought the application ought to come before the court on motion supported by affidavit, and with four days' notice. He thought that in such casts the rule ought to be strictly applied. Mr. Sargood said that ha did not consider that in every case an affilavit was neceesary. His Honour said this was not an ordinary case, and re reared that the Lord Chancellor more than doubted whe• ther this Court had power to interfere. Mr. Sargool said he would be glad to take his Honour's refusal on that point, and then they would go before the Lord Chancellor and take hia opinion on that point. His Honour said he would not deeide then, and he should like the case to go before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, who h.td made the original order. He asked what was the real point of the investigation ? Mr. Sargood said that it was to reduce the amount of bail. After some further discussion the case was adjourned until Tuesday, when the application will be renewed before Mr. Cumrnissioner Holroyd. Mr. Lewis then applied that a sum of £1,228, which had been in court a long time, should now oe applied to a dis,i dend, but the question was uttimately ordered to stand over. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STRRET. A SCENE TN THE HAYMAEKET—AFFRAY WITH THE POLlCE.—William Andrews, of 7, York-place, Strand, labourer, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk, and assaulting Police-constable John Staines, 123 C, and Thomas H. Edwards, of 30, Leicester-square, George M. Russell, of 94, Guildford-street, Russell-square, and John Murray, of 21, May's-buildings, St. Martin's-lane, tailor, were charged with being drunk and disorderly. Staines, 123 C, said—About two this morning there was a large number of persons in the Haymarket, and amongst them several soldiers. I saw a soldier strike Godwin, 206 C, and I went to take the soldier into custody, when Andrews struck me on the head and kicked me. I was knocked down and lost the soldier and my hat. Russell said to the soldiers " Give it to the police—slaughter them —let them have it." All the prisoners were drunk. Mr, Edward Yeomans, of 7, Gerrard street, Soho, said— I was in the Haymarket at two this morning. There were several drunken soldiers there ; the police were trying to disperse them. I saw Andrews go up to the last witness and knock him down. One of the prisoners (Murray) called out "Up with the Guards; down with tho police," The constable got the soldier agein, when one of the pri soners said to the soldiers, " Off with your belts—slaughter them." After Andrews struck the constable there was a good deal of hustling, and the others shouted out and in cited the mob to attack the police. Goodwin, 206 C—l saw the drunken soldiers fighting, and immediately there was a great disturbance. I heard one of the prisoners say, " Let's get the police down fur ther and then we will give it to them." One of the soldiers struck me, and on 123 C seizing the soldier, Andrews knocked him (123 C) down, and all the prisoners and the soldiers went away, but were afterwards taken into custody, Sergeant Howe, 21 C, said, seeing a crowd of 300 or 400 persons in the Haymarket, and hearing a great disturbance I went to the spot and found some soldiers in custody of constables. Russell and Edwards were walking together and crying out "give it to the poNce. Rescue them the (soldiers) from the police." All the prisoners were drunk. Mr. Knox—Did the soldiers use their belts ? Inspector Silverton—One of the sergeants (Harrison) wasbadly assaulted by a soldier with his belt. Sergeant Curin, 19 C—l believe the soldiers would have gone away if it had not been for some of the prisoners shout ing out "Down with the police, Up with the guards. We are here to assist you, soldiers." On the soldiers being taken to the station, Andrews gave one of them his cap end said, " Pull off your belt and slog the —," and then tried to get the soldier's belt from him. It was the worst riot in the Haymarket I have ever seen. _ _ _ Inspector Silverton—On the prisoners being brought to the station Murray and Andrews were very violent, Such was the disturbance caused by the prisoners that not fewer than 700 persons came to the station, and I heard the noise seven or eight minutes before the prisoners were brought in, The soldiers were taken to the barracks, and will be tried by the military authorities. Mr. Knox—l do not see why, if a soldier commits a fear ful assault on a police sergeant, he should not be brought before one of the ordinary tribunals, not that I wish to inter - ere with the Police Commissioners' arrangement, or to speak with any disrespect of the military authorities. Inspector Silverton—lt is usual to take soldiers to the barracks, and if the assault is found to be a serious one no doubt the soldier will come before you ultimately. Russell and Edwards said they had got mixed up with the crowd, and were sorry for it. Murray said he supposed, as the police had all said the same thing, that it was true. Andrews made no defence. Mr. Knox fined Russell and Edwards --S5 each, after ad• vising them to keep from the Haymarket; Murray, 20s. or a month; and committed Andrews for a month without a Sae. THAMES. A FAMILY WITHOUT LEGS.—Jeremiah Hurley, an Irish tailor, was brought before Mr. Page', charged with being drunk and very noisily commemorating the anniver sary of St. Patrick in a beershop in Rosemary-lane, and breaking sundry panes of glass. Daniel Smith, an Irish dwarf, was the complainant. He is without legs. Several members of his family have been ushered into this breathing world without legs, and one of them, a female dwarf, the complainant's sister, bas long been in the practice of soliciting alms of the eailors and others in Wellclose-square. The complainant, who has a large and intelligent facs, was a mendicant, saved some money, and took a lodging-house in Rosemary•dello, which has been dignified with the name of Royal Mint-street. The railway company for forming an extension from the Black wall line to the London Dock required his lodging-house, and compensated him for the removal. Smith has opened a beer-house and grocery at 123, Rosemary-lane, and by his industry and civility is likely to make a little money there. Although a dwarf, and without legs, he has capti vated the affections of a large and handsome woman with legs, to whom he is married. Yesterday Smith's house was filled with Irish, and there was a piper there who played Irish national airs. The mirth was kept up for a long time and all was going on well, when the prisoner, who had been keeping up St. Patrick's day elsewhere, entered the house drunk, made a disturbance, and on the dwarf and his friends attempting to eject him, he made an onslaught on Smith's windows and broke several panes of glass. A general scrimmage ensued, the prisoner was turned out of the house, and numerous policemen escorted him to the station-house. The prisoner said he had been a teetotaller some time, and broke the temperance pledge yesterday. Mr. Paget—What, for? The prisoner—lt was St. Patrick's Day. Mr. Paget--That is not the reason you should be intoxi cated. The prisoner—l had a pint of ale and some beer in Smith's house. Smith—He came into my house intoxicated and riotous. Mr. Paget—You should not have supplied a drunken man with any ale or beer. _ Smith—l did not, sir. He got beer from others. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of Is., and 20s. the value of the broken glass, or imprisoned for one week. THE FOUNDLING AT MOSCOW,—Of all the thousand children, babies, nurk4eB, matrons, and governesses I beheld from the time I first ascended the steps of the Vospitatelnoi Dom, to the time Schnaps ordered me away and put me into the carriage, I never saw a sour, cross, or in any way unhappy face ; all was radiant with content, innocent gaiety, and quiet cheerfulness; and this fact told me snore of how the vast charity was carried on than all the statistics in all the blue• books of the world would have done.—Once a Week.. DUVAL, THE NAME OF THACKERAY'S LAST STORY, was apparently a great favourite with the author. In Ills articles in Fr aser, a Duval is frequently mentioned, and in his better known Christmas story about" Dr, Throb and his Young Friends," Duval, it may be remembered, is the pirate of the school, who wrier has a shilling but what ha levies from the other boys, SP ORTING INTELLIGENCE, WARWICK SPRING MEETING.-THURSDAY. A much larger attendance of the elite of the county and fashionables from Leamington graced the course with their presence to-day, the favourable change in the weather draw ing the ladies from their firesides, making the sombre looking Stand gay with fair faces and bright colours. The Debdale Stakes, for bunters, was deemed a certainty for Margery; but she could not stay, and had to succumb to Bayonet, who was unfortunate in his race at Rugby, but ran stoutly here. The Two .yr-old Stakes brought together the largest field cf the day, 14 facing the, starter for this event. Wonderful to relate they got away with considerably less than the usual number of failures, and Vision rushing to the fi,ent was never headed, and won with extreme ease, the favourite, Jezebel, with Grappler and Jarik Ketch being the only ones near her. The Great Warwickshire Handicap is a race easily described, for Sweet Willie, taking the lead, was never headed, and though the favourite looked well on entering the straight, he died away at the stand, and Mr. Saxon's horse went in a winner by a length. Damascus followed suit in the next race for the Walton Handicap, making all the running with ,U.her in attendance, who tried to reach the leader at the distance, but failing was beaten by half a length. The favourite, Tailor, was never in the race, which, indeed, was reduced to a match between the two above-named. There was a fine set-to between Bird finder and Liston for the £5O Plate, which was decided in favour of the latter by a neck. The Hurdle Race, though well coloured on the card, only brought four starters to the post, but afforded good contest between Stanton and Marble Hill, Lord Uxbridge's horse landing the stakes for his owner by a neck. Sir John Pakington on the Lifeboat Insti- tution. We append hereto a report of the excellent speech of Sir John Pakington, Bart., G.C.8., M.P., at the meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, held on Tuesday last, and which was briefly reported in The Sun of Wed nesday : The Debdale Stakes of 5 SOTS each, with 25 added, 12st each. Winners extra. Half-bred horses allowed 71b, with maiden allowances. To be ridden by gentlemen who are qualified to ride in the Willoughby Handicap. Two miles. 11 subs. Mr J. Le Messurier's br h Bayonet, 6 yrs, 12st 101 b (inc. 101 b extra) Mr Marsh's Margery, 5 yrs, lest 101 b, including 101 b ex (Mr Coventry) 2 Mr Crawshaw's Whinstone, 125 t........ (Mr Edwards) 3 Mr E. Brayley's Ibex, 4 yrs, h b, list 71b „(MA. Wood) 4 Miss Laurie, Aunt Sally, and Lady Betty also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agat Margery, 4to 1 each agat Ibex and Killarney, and 5 to 1 apt Miss Laurie. Aunt Sally made play, followed by Killarney, Whinstone, and Ibex, Bayonet, Miss Laurie, and, thelavourite forming the rear division; Rounding the top turn Ibex passed his horses and proceeded up the hill a couple of lengths in ad vance of Aunt Sally and Killarney, but on their reappear ing in sight the latter was seen in possession of the lead, with Aunt Sally, Ibex, and Miss Laurie in close attendance. On reaching the three quarters of a mile post, Margery, having quitted her 'rearward position, joined the le..ciers, and as they entered the Star enclosure Killarney dropped away beaten, leaving the favourite in possession of the lead, Bayonet going on second, and Whinstone next close up, with whom was. Ibex. At the distance Margery was beaten, and shortly after headed by Bayonet, who won very cleverly by a length and a half, a like distance separating the second and thi, d ; a head only separating the third and fourth, Miss Sally was filth, and Killarney sixth. Aunt Sally trotted past the post some distance in the rear. The Welter Handicap of 10 soya each, h ft, gentlemen riders; professionals 61b extra; winners extra. 1 mile. 5 subs. Was void, The Two-years•old Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added; for 2-yr-old cults, Bst I.olb ; fillies, Bst 71b ; winners extra. Straight run in—about 3 furlongs. 26 subs. Mr Hodgman's Vision, Bst lltb, inc 41b extra .. (Perry) 1 Mr R. Sutton's Jezebel, Bst 710 (R. Thomas) 2 Capt Christie's The Grappler, Bst 101 b (G. Furdham) 3 The following also ran —Lay Sister, Lady Chatham, Hope, Princess Dagmar, Attention, Whisky, Bonnie Lass, Cedric, Sympathy, Jack Ketch, and Catenus. Attention was sold previous to the race to the Marquis of Hastings, end she ran in his colours. Betting-5 to 1 agst JE zabel, 6to 1 agst Vision, 7to 1 agst Princess Dagrnar, 8 to 1 agst Jack Ketch, and 10 to 1 each agst Whisky and The Grappler. At the third attempt Mr. M'George succeeded in despatch ing them from the post to a beautiful start, the lot running in a compact body to the bend. Vision having a slight lead, with the favourite wide on her right, followed by The Grappler next the rails, with Jack Ketch, Attention, Cedric, Bonnie Lass, and Whisky forming the next division. On reaching the distance the leader improved her position, and half way up she had her field widely distributed, and won in a canter by four lengths, three partsof a length separat ing the second and third ; Jack Ketch was fourth; close up, Attention fifth, Cedric sixth, Bonnie Lass seventh, and Whisky next. The three last were Lady Chatham, Cate nus, and Sympathy. The Great Warwickshire Handicap of 25 soya each, 10 ft, and sit declared, with 200 added. Winners extra; the second horse to receive 25 soya out of the stakes. Two miles. 28 tubs, 16 of whom declared. Mr J. Saxon's Sweet Willie, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (J Grimehaw) 1 Mr Samuel's Fontenoy, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ('r. French) 2 Mr B. Land's Amy, 6 yrs, 7st 91b . . (Perry) 3 Lord Bateman's Danaus, 3 yrs, Est 41b --(Tomlinson) 4 Mr Brayley's Victoria Cross, 3 yrs, 6st 4lb plordan) 5 Mr R. Sutton's Man-at-Arms, aged, Oat (Custance) 6 Betting-100 to 30 agst Fontenoy, 9 to 2 agst Darling and Sweet Willie, 4 to 1 agst Victoria Cross, and 5 to 1 agst Man-at-Arms and Amy. Sweet Willie cut out the work, followed as they came past the Stand by Danaus, Fontenoy, Amy, Victoria Cross, and Man-at-Arms in the order we have given, but as they proceeded up the hill the latter headed Mr. Brayley's colt, and drew up with the leaders, who entered the meadows in close order. Passing the mile post Danaus was passed in succession by the favourite and Amy, the three drawing away as theyproceeded along the back stretch, bat on entering the Star enclosure they were joined again by Danaus, but who retained his position but for a few strides, when he gave way beaten, leaving the issue with the three. On entering the straight Fontenoy closed with Sweet Willie, the pair r ac i ng toget h er t o the enclosure, where the latter drew away, and won very cleverly by a length. Amy finished a bad third, and Datums fourth. The others were pulling up as they passed the post. The Walton Handicap of 5 soya each, with 25 soya added, for all ages. Winners extra. Five furlongs. 15 subs. Mr Mansfield's Damascus, 6 yrs, Bst 51b.. (Perry) 1 Mr C. P. Huosan's 'return( ) 5 yrs, 85t.... Lord Westmoreland's Usher, 3 yrs, 7st llb.. • • (Morgan) 2 Mr E. Brayley's Kennett, 4' yrs, 7st (A, Ed wards) 3 (I'. Cameron) 4 The following also ran :—Tarragona, Davin Ann, Disap pointment, Vision, Lady de Trafford, Tailor, and Bonnie Lass. Betting-2 to 1 agst Tailor, 6to 1 agst Usher, 7to 1 each agst Damascus and Disappointment, 10 to 1 agst David Ann, and 100 to 8 agst Tolurno, Some failures were occasioned by several repeatedly breaking away. When the flag was lowered Damascus im mediately went to the front and came on with a clear lead, having Usher on his right, and Kennett, Tolurno, and Tar ragona as his immediate followers; but as they rounded the turn into the straight the race was reduced to a match, Usher being the only one left in attendance on Damascus, whom he reached at the enclosure, and after a fine race home was beaten Ly half a length, three lengths separating the second and third, and a heard between third and fourth. The favourite finished a bad fifth, and Tarragona next. The others were beaten off, the last of all being Bonnie Lass. A Handicap Plate of £5O for all ages. Winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Lord Uxbridge's Liston, 4 yrs, Bat 51b. (T. French) 1 yrs, yrs, 131 b (i n 51b ex ) (P er ry) 2 Tat 121 b .... (H. U r i rn shaw) 3 , (C. Gray) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Birdfinder, 9t o 4 agst L i ston, an d 8 I‘ll‘ l‘ 1 1 ( J P3ll . aeY B rn m r Ye it ss h ß ' B s r ß Bdi i nfi r d an' i d i 4e m r e . , r 4 8 43: yrs, Bet to 1 agst any other. with Birdlime, came on who appeared to get badly reached the bend into the owf, with Liston eg r w lua a ns s tn t ;i h nb e gu, fi tt r hb s t ee f a foa w rv eaoythey ne, d straight he had recovered his lost ground and took the se• cond place, and at the distance got his neck in advance; but French, coming with a rush at the enclosure, obtained a slight lead, which he held to the end, and won a fine race by a neck ; a bad third. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 5 SOU each, with 30 added. Winners extra. The second horse saved his stake, Two miles, over five flights of hurdles. 36 subs. 5 yrs, 10 s t 21b Lord Uxbridge's Marble Hill, (Mr. Mr Holman na. Stanton, 6 y r s , lOst 21b . . (G Edwards) 1 . Holman) Mr Bancroft's Miss Clifton , 6 yrs, gat 31b (J. Page) 2 e) 3 Mr Lincoln's Confidence, 6 yrs , 9 st 91b ...... (J. Knott) 4 and 5 Bolting—Even onMarble Hill, 7 t o 4 aget Conf i dence, Stanton. Miss Clifton led for the first half-mile, when she dropped back, the lead being left with the favourite, who, with Stanton lying up, finished the race home Marble Hill win ning very cleverly at last by a neck; a bad third ; Confi. deuce was last, beaten off some distance. LATEST BETTING, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 11 to 1 agst Wi v grave (taken) 100 to 8 agst Lioness (taken) 100 to 8 agst Costa (taken) 100 to 7 agst Touch and Go (taken) 100 to 6 agst Sheridan (taken) 20 to 1 aget Gibraltar (taken) (taken) 25 to 1 aget Flash in the Pau BETTING AT IJANCHES :'ER-THURSDAY, The e, was small, and specu lation tame. the The attendance one a yy the ms to-dap We e the disappea ran ce of in the market bein g t a k en a b ou t t h e 1 aeall mot only lfeature s roo r Lioness from the quotatio ns for the Northamptonshire Stakes, and the support awarded to Wingrave for the same latter at 100 to 8. Closing prices NORTHOIPTONSRIKE STAKES. 10 to 1 agat Gardener (lake 11 treely) 11 to 1 agst Blit hfield (offered) 100 to 8 agst Wingrave (taken freely) 100 to 8 agst Costa (taken) 100 to 7 agst Dollar (wanted) 200 to 11 agst Touch and Go (taken) 25 to 1 agst Benjamin (taken) 25 to 1 agat Union Jack (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 25 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken) CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agat Golden Pledge (offered) 33 to 1 agst Greenland (taken) THE DERBY. Bto 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 16 to 1 agat Cambuscan (offered) 25 to 1 agat Prince Arthur (taken) Sir JOHN PARINGTON, in opening the business of the meeting, said—lt gives me very great pleasure to take the chair on this occasion. I filled the same office only a few years since, and now accept the duty with untningled satis faction; It is most gratifying to leave for awhile the turmoil of political life and come to a scene where, whether Church manor l)i,senter, Whig or Tory can unite in a common cause of earnest hope for the future and thankfulness for the past. The main feature in the report to which I wish to refer is the many noble gifts, in the shape of the entire cost of new life-boats presented by philanthropic ine iv iduals. Bat before I direct attention to these acts of liberality, there is one subject of vary sincere regret to which I must allude—l mean the loss which this society has sustained in the death of Admiral Washington. He was a brave and scientific man. No person who hears me will dissent from the opinion that the late Duke of North umberland and Admiral Washington have done much to bring this society to its present state of prosperity. (Hear.) Among the liberal gifts to this association there is one to which the report draws especial attention, not alone on account of its large amount, but as one springing from the very highest order of motives on the pert of a commercial firm, and which cannot but be appreciated in this great mart of commerce, while it is invested with additional in terest as proceeding from members of one of the most highly respected native communities amongst our fellow subjects in India. The splendid gift to which I allude is that of £2,000, given by Messrs. Cama and Co., Parsee merchants, London, for the purpose of providing the whole cost and the future maintenance of a life-boat establish ment on the coast of the United Kingdom, in acknowledg ment of the success which had attended their business transactions during eight years' residence in this metro polis. and in testimony of the courtesy and kindness which they had invariably received from its inhabitants. (Cheers.) I know of no better plan by which those great merchants could have testified their sense of the benefits they derived from their residence in London. I am also glad to find that the Admiralty are taking active steps to ensure that every ship in the navy should be provided with lifeboats. (titer, hear.) The main point to which this institution directs its energies is saving of human life. There are now no less than 132.1ifeboats connected with the institu tion. Daring the past year 417 lives have been saved by some of these boats, and those in addition to 297 ship wrecked persons, who, so far I can follow this report, have been saved not exactly by the lifeboats belonging to the institution, but by other crews—men whose gallantry and bravery are part of the character of the British sailor, (Hear, hear.) Those men have come forward in the most noble way when the lifeboats were not at hand, and, availing themselves of fishing or any other boats, have encountered all risks and all weathers upon our coast. The total num ber of human lives saved during the last year was 714. (Hear, hear.) With the single exception of the year 1852, these numbers are larger than those of any previous year. I find that 120 of these lives were saved by the Rams gate lifeboat alone, and 48 by the Holyhead lifeboat, These, however, are only details of the great wcrk which has been accomplished. During the last year, and especially at the end of the year, there were gales of tre mendous force, and shipwrecks were, I am sorry to say, as they always are, very numerous on our coast, The loss of property was immense, and the loss of life, diminished as it was by the efforts of this institution, was still very lament able. I cannot but connect in my mind this sad loss of life with that other subject which has occupied the attention of Parliament for some time—l mean harbours of refuge. We are in a peculiar position with respect to that question. There have been a committee and royal commission; the 4 latter was appointed to consider the best means of carrying out the recommendations of the committee. Parlia ment is always in a difficulty when great expenses are pro posed, and we are going on year after year, but nothing is done. A motion now stands upon the notice paper to the effect whether the "recommendations of the committee may not be carried out, and the financial difficulties be overcome, by the adoption of some system of passiag tolls for the ships, to meet the heavy expenses of harbours of re fuge." But, be this at it may, the two institutions will still work together harmoniously for the benefit of the naval interests of the country. My belief is that the existence of harbours of refuge, however well they may be arranged, and to whatever extent they may be carried out, will never supersede the valuable action of this institution. Harbours may be conducive to the saving of life and property. This institution can only deal with life. Whatever may be the benefit which the country would derive from the existence of well arranged harbours, there still can be no doubt, that, looking to the enormous amount of the commer cial marine of England, the casualties of weather and the uncertainty which attends sea life, there will be innume rable instances in which shipwrecks will occur, in such positions as to make it impossible for harbours of refuge to provide a means of escape. There will still, therefore, be abundant room for the action of this society, by datributing, as closely as possible along the coast, efficient lifeboats. The objects of this association are really more valuable, and the results are more gratifying and delightful, to the benevolent mind than those of almost any other of those numereus charities which do so much honour to this great metropolis. Some of these are formed for extending the benefit of good education among the people, some to rescue our fellow-creatures from misery, suffering, and destitution, others for the mitigation of those various classes of disease to which human nature is sub ject ; but this institution aims at the actual saving of human life, and the rescuing from premature graves hun dreds, and—looking to the schedule of the report—l may say, thousands of these brave men who man the fishing boats, merchant ships, and the various classes of the marine of this country; and me must bear in mind, also, that with this saving of human life must also be connected the fact that we at the same time rescue the wives and children from becoming widows and orphans. This is a most blessed charity, it has been rewarded with success, it is, as it deserves to be, popular with the public, and it has received a large amount of public support. I hope it will be extended and increased, and that those who may follow me in this chair will always be able to hold the same language of hear felt congratula tion; and look forward hopefully to its increasing success. (Cheers.) I have great pleasure in calling upon you to re-elect the officers of this institution fur the ensuing year. MONTAQV GORE, Esq., moved the adoption of the report, and referred to the great benefits which the society had afforded to the mercantile marine of the country, and the incalculable advantages which resulted from its action in having human life. The society, by its life-boats, was the means of saving life under circumstances in which no other means could be made available. He concurred in the opi nion expressed by the chairman that the construction of harbours of refuge would hot dispense with the necessity of life-boats; and as evidence of this, he referred to the num- i ber of lives which had been saved by the lifeboats of Rams gate and Holyhead, both of which were harbours of refuge* He pointed out the imperative necessity which existed for providing good lifeboats and lifebelts for the Canadian lines of steamers. Scarcely a year passed without the loss of some of the vessels on this line, and a good supply of lifeboats and belts would no doubt be the means of saving many lives in the casualties which occurred in the dangerous navigation of these vessels. The extent of good done by this instituticn was very great, and the association was in every respect deserving of the liberal support of the public. The Lifeboat Institution was a glorious monu ment of what could be done by the voluntary efforts of the people of this country: (Cheers.) JAMES WCANN, Esq., M.P., seconded the motion, and also bore testimony to the valuable exertions of the society, and its claim upon the public support. The motion for the adoption of .the report was unani mously agreed to. STEPHEN CAVE, Esq., M.P., moved the fello wing reso lution—" That this meeting has heard with the utmost satisfaction of the great success which has attended the truly important operations of the Royal National Lifeboat Insti tution during the past year, and would direct particular at tention to the fact that, although the very large number of 1,602 shipwrecks took place in that period on our shores, yet, owing chiefly to the prompt and successful services of the lifeboats, the rocket apparatus, fishing and shore boats, and other means, 4,656 persons were happily saved from the said shipwrecks; the number of lives lost were, however, 568. That this meeting, in possession of these important facts, pledges itself to renewed exertions on behalf of an in stitution whose philanthropic objects have commanded uni versal admiration." He referred to the fact that on the coast of Cornwall there were now nine lifeboats, and pointed to the great improvement which had taken place in the feelings and conduct of Cornishmen in the case of shipwrecks. The wrovision for saving human life on board the merchant ships was even at the present time most disgracefully deficient, and he should be glad to see some steps taken for providing efficient boats for the mercantile marine of the country. lie also pointed out the necessity which existed for providing trained crews for the lifeboats, and urged upon the meeting the duty of providing the institution with increased means of carrying out its invaluable objects. (Cheers.) - - COl. FITZROY CLAYTON seconded the resolution, which, like the previous one, was unanimously ad&pted. JOHN J. ROGERS, E5q.,M.P., bore his willing and hearty test i mo ny to the value of the services rendered to the county of Cornwall by the action of this society. He expressed his earnest desire to see some improvements made in the build an d se a going qualities of fishing boats. Sir J. FAKINGTON react a letter from the Shipwrecked Mariners' Association, enclosing a subscription of £l2O raised by seamen, members of that society, and some of whom had probably been rescued during the oast year by means of the lifeboats of the institution. (Cheers.) Adn.airal SARTORIUS moved the following resolution : " That the thanks of this meeting be tendered to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, and to the Marine Department of the Board of Trade,fer the important and cordial aid afforded by them to the Royal National Life boat Institution. Also to the Commodore Controller- Gene ral, the Deputy Controller. General, and the officers and 105 411 1041 f 4 2f I men of her Mejesty's Coastguard sefTioe, for their continued valuable assistance to the society." The resolution was seconded by Admiral HALL, C 33,, and supported by Capt. R. ROBEPITSON, R.N., of the Board of Trade, The latter gentleman stated that it was his duty to report upOn the condition of the lifeboats of the associa tion, and he was happy to say that they were in a most effi cient condition. The Board of Trade was most anxious to give every assistance to the society, and to aid in every way in the preservation of life from shipwreck on the coasts. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. J. D. ALLCROFT, Eq., moved, and the Rev. George WILKINS seconded, the following resolution, which was also adopted :—" That this meeting tenders its cordial thanks to Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., F.R.S., V.P., th chairman; to Mr. Thomas Chapman, F.R.S.. V.P., the deputy-chairman ; and to the other members of the corn . mittee of ma , egemerJ, for the care and attention with which they continue to administer the important affairs of the institution. Also to the honorary local committees of the several branches of the institution for their zealous co operation with the central commiqee in promoting the efficiency of the lifeboat establishments intrusted to their superintendence and management." Tiros. CHAPMAN, Eq., the deputy chairman, acknow ledged the compliment, and proposed a vote of thanks to Sir John Pakington for his conduct in the chair, and for the kind interest which he takes in the welfare of the asso ciation. The motion having been seconded, was carried by acclamation. Boat Accident in the lonian Islands. -0- On the very eve a'most of the departure of British troops from these is'ands the small garrison of Ithaca has been suddenly thrown into the deepest gloom by an accident unparaliehd for its fatal results since its military occupation by the English. _ _ _ On the evening of the 28th of February a boat containieg almost the whole complement of non commissioned officers belonging to a detachment of the 2d battalion, 9th Foot, stationed in this island, was accidentally capsized within scarcely a mile from shore, in the outer harbour of Vathy (the capital of the island). Being all more or less good swimmers, they were able to regain their holding of the overturned boat ; and made repeated, though ineffectual attempts (owing to the counteracting weight and position of the mast and sail), to " right her." As night was coming on, and there appeared no extraneous aid of any nature to look , forward to, three out of the number having mia riged to divest themselves of their clothing, re solved to swim for it ; the rest stuck to the boat, and have not since been heard of. Though all three swimmers separated shortly after leaving the boat, one never to meet again, the other two reached shore in a most exhausted condition, and lacerated by the sharp, needle-formed nature of the rocks up which they had to climb to regain their footing. But this was only to be the commence ment of their hardships. The night was dark and bitterly cold, and thus situated, without a stitch of clothing to cover their shivering frames, at the foot of a pathless and rugged mountain, which inter vened between them and the nearest road " home," they both wandered about in contrary directions, hearing nought but an occasional shout or cry from their more unfortunate comrades, who still appeared to cling on, hoping against hope. These grew fainter and fainter as the night wore on, till no thing more was heard. Eventually they came upon some shepherds' huts, but no sooner had the latter caught a glimpse of them than they " banged to" their doors, invoking the whole calendar of saints to exorcise these ghosts or evil spirits. Taus rudely and inhospitably repulsed from their own fellow creatures, they wandered forth alone again, till one sunk down from sheer fatigue, and passed the re mainder of the night in a sort of swoon. On re covering his senses it was daylight, and being partly restored, though suffering agonies from thirst, he managed to direct his steps towards a flock of goats browsing on the mountain side, but at his first appearance the shepherds fled in terror. Necessity, our great mother of invention, then suggested to him the happy idea of seizing one of the goats and milk ing it, which considerably relieved him, and after two or three more hours, thus refreshed, he was eventually picked up, in a most pitiable condition, by the Commandant (Captain Roberts) and his crew, which had gone out in search of the missing. The other unfortunate (Colour Sergeant Stevens), after repeated attempts to obtain shelter or admit tance, bravely struggled up the mountain to the monastery of San Gathers, which is situated close to the summit. On reaching it, about dawn, the Agoumenos or Abbot at once took him in, and hav ing clothed and treated him i❑ every respect with truly good Samaritan kindness, he mounted him the following day on his own mule and brought him back to town. Such are the brief outlines of this sad occurrence, and, though every attempt has since been made to recover the bodies, or otherwise obtain any kind of intelligence respecting the others mis sing or the boat, nothing has hitherto transpired to relieve the minds or anxieties of this community. The following is the list of the boat's crew : Found—Colour Sergeant W. Stevens, Private D. Adams. Missing—Sergeant Thomas Brogden, Corporal David Stanyard, Corporal Henry Hale, Corporal John Crowther. Horrible Cases of Burning Infants.---Sus pected Murder in Essex. A married woman, named Devenish, the wife of a gar dener at Broomfield, Essex, is in custody on the charge of having murdered her newly-born child. The Essex Herald says it was thought by the neighbours that she was about to be confined, but she had engaged no nurse or doctor, and at about seven o'clock on Friday evening one of the neigh bours suspected something might be wrong with her, and tried the back door, but found it fastened, and knocked several times without receiving any answer from within. She then went away and returned with one or two other women, when their attention was attracted by a shocking stench, as of something burning, and looking over the top of the kitchen shutters, which were up, they saw Mrs. Devenish stooping over a very large fire, apparently watch ing something burning; what it was they could not see. They then spoke to Police-constable Barker, who started off to Chelmsford, and gave information of the rumours he had heard to Superintendent May and Inspector Simpson, who went at once to the house. They found a large fire in the kitchen, with the hearth cleanly swept, and a frying pan on the ire containing some large slices of fat pork. Mrs. Devenish denied to them that she had been recently confined. While Superintendent May drove back to Chelms ford to obtain the aid of Mr. Wheeler, a surgeon, Inspec tor Simpson searched the premises, and found what he describes as a quantity of fatty matter on the bare of the kitchen stove, as though flesh of some kind had been burned there; end he supposes the pork had been placed on the fire by way of accounting for this appearance on the bars, should suspicion be excited, He poked out the fire, and found at the bottom of the grate a quantity of partially charred bones, which Mr. Wheeler pronounced to be those of a newly-born child. Mr. Wheeler also found, on examination, that the woman had been re cently delivered. The Western Times reports a somewhat similar case. Elizabeth Hawkins, 20 years, was charged at the Cullompton Petty Sessions, on Monday, with hav ing concealed the birth of her child, and her father, Robert Hawkins, was charged with aiding her in committing the offence. They lived in a small cottage on Whitedown, about three miles from Cullompton. On being charged by the constable on the 7th, she admitted that she had been confined, and that the child had lived but five minutes, and that her father took its body away. When her father was charged, he said, " Cheel, sir, her hau't had no cheel, her only miscarried, that's all." He further stated that he had " put it away behind the fire." On the following day the constable sifted the ashes and found some belies that Mr. Potter, a surgeon, said were the bones of a fully-deve loped child. Some of the bones and a good deal of tho vertebire wero perfect. The bone s were the rib and par: of the thigh, the shoulder, and vertebras. He could not say whether the child was b orn alive or not. The father maintained that the child was dead, but the Chai rman re mindedha d aaid she him heardhisthat t younger hachi ld e r d y a daughter, his arms when h e tookr , eight years of age, it from its mother, and when he put it on the fire, The case was adjourned. LORD VERNON. Daring the past week the Right Hon. Lord Vernon has b een a great sufferer from a sudden and painful illness, which has, however, given way to the treatment of his lordship's medical adviser. On Wed nesday, Lord Vernon WEIS able to take carriage exercise, and his spee dy convalescence is now looked forward to with certainty. -- - A LOCAL DIANA,—At the hunt with Lord Fitz • bardinge's hounds on Monday Mrs, Coates, of Eastfield, the wife o f J . Coates, Esq., solicitor, o f B r i s t o l, carried off the brush, she being the first up with the hunts • man and in at the death. Mrs. Coates has proved herself to be not only a graceful but a plucky horsewoman, for this is the third brush she has had accorded to her, or, we should rather say, has won during the present season. She has ridden at six meets, so that she has had what would be termed commercially,." 50 per cent. of success."—./31 istol Post, IV, e ... , C-41` 06. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. .- (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) WARWICK RACES--Tnis DAr. UNION HUNT CU?. Dauntless Vivandiere adpole Six ran. CITY BETTING.—TEis DAY. 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (in force) 12 to 1 agst Gardener (taken) 12 to 1 °gat Wingr,-.vo 12 to 1 agst Dollar (iaka') 13 to 1 agst Llithfield (taken) 16 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) Only Lord ZA!and backed for money. RACLNG FIXTURES FOR 1864. APRIL. Croxton-park 1 I Epsom Sprin g 2 Newmarket Craven .. • Edi n burgh Spring AbergaveuDY 5 Newmarket First Sprir.g 25 5 Thirak MAY. Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Manchester .......... 18 Harpenden Epsom .... 24 Ascot .. Hampton l5 Newton r l5 Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt Newcastle-on-" Tyne tA Worcest , r (Summer) Ipswich .. Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Pontefract Arc Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes 5 Reading Egham Oxford is Yarmouth Nottingham Winchester Southampton 2O Chesterfield Goodwood .. York August 23 Plymouth Dtrby Lichfield Stockton .... Devon and Exeter AQUATICS.—(This Dap,) THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT OARED MATCH. PUTNEY, Friday Morning. The railway brought down a number of people this morning, anxious to learn the full influence of the Oxonnians' rowing against the waternaen yesterday over the money market, and to pick up any other scrap of in formation that might lead their conclusions to a successful issue. The eff,et of the Oxonians' pulling yesterday was marked and unmistakeable this morning, the betting being 6 and 7t04 on Oxford. The public were justified more than they might have expected to be, for they saw both crews under weigh again this morning, sometimes rowing fast and sometimes rowing slow. The Can tabs particularly gave a lull opportunity for seeing what they could do as they came from Symond's-yard down to the acqeduct-bridge, and then round up to Hatiamersmi:h bridge, and severally pulling very smartly, and keeping nics time. The Oxonians went ahead towards Hammersmith bridge at once, and son swung into their usual style of rowing, keeping an uniform motion in the boat fore and aft. Judging from close observation of their going off through out the week, we should think it probable that whatever may be the result the Cantabs will take the lead at start ing to-morrow, when the result of the hard labours of both parties will appear in their rowing, PUTNEY, Thursday, Half-past Two r.M. The trial between the watermen and the Oxford crew is just over. It has astonished all beholders. The watermen have been thoroughly well beaten. Ytsterday the Cam bridge certainly beat them after a very arduous struggle, but there has been no such exertion to-day on the part of the Oxford crew. They went right away from the water men after a few pulls, and then waiting for them, did the same thing again and again. As the watermen may fairly have been considered in better order to-day than they were yesterday, people wondered, and the watermen them selves, who had thought Cambridge good, wondered also. Betting directly went up to 7 to 4 on Oxford. RUMOURED DEATH OF TIM PRINCE OF AUGUSTENBITRG. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] HAMBURG, March 17. According to a handbill emanating from the printing-office of Greve and Tidemann, and distri buted in this city today, at 8 o'clock this morning Prince Frederick of Angustenburg was found dead in his bed at Kiel. This rumour requires confirmation. :Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 16th day cf March, 1864: ISSUE DEP &FITMENT. otes issued ........X.27.883,710 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.834,90 u Gold Coin & Bullion 13,213,710 Silver Bullion .... £27,863,7401 X 27,863,740 BANKING D, I!roprietors' Capi tal £14.551000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Collllllls-. missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- EPARTMENT. I Government Seen- rites (including Dead Wcig hien nuity) .£11,174,t61 Other Securities 20.657,te0 Notes Gold and Silver 703,::tr.; Coin counts) - 8,570,711 Other Deposits 13, 03,800 Seven Day and other Bills 483,332 £40,579.327 40.579,327 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. March 17, Mt Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. lustralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Mar. 20. via Marseilles ..Mar. 14. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet April 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 30. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Mar. 20. via Marseilles Mar. 14. Falkland Islands ... Mar. 13. Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 2,) . via Marseilles Mar. 11. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Mar. 13. via Marseilles Mar. 22. Portuga1.... Malta, Egyp_ via Marseillest, and Aden, via Southampton Mar. 13, Mar. 11. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. U. 2. and British N. Arne,rica, byb fLip:enkpeat.a..Laar.r.llol,. Madeira, and ...... riir • by U.S. packet.... e • . ............ Mar, 11. 1 1)/ t . Mexico W.C. of Af v rl a ca ile M w a l d r e o i .................... ....Mar. 15 . Bahamas, All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru California. and British Columbia. , 1 Mar. 30. LAYARI'S EXPLANATION (by means of a letter from Colonel St. John Neale, containing the following passage) as t o t h e Burning of Kagosima • " I deem it desirable to add that the population of Kagosima at no period exceeded 40,000 inhabitants, far from 180,000, as has been strangely imagined, to serve as a more striking text for comments ; and further, that those 10,030 souls — men, women, and children—withdrew, while their huts and paper houses increased the risks attendant upon stray shot and shell from a British squadron, audaciously fired upon by numerous batteries because it had signalled its inten tion to obtain redress for a barbarous murder and outrage committed upon British subjects for which all redress bed been evaded. Subsequent events, the voluntary payment a the indemnity demanded, the formal obligation entered into to execute the murderers of Mr. Richardson when arrested, the professions of friendship cheerfully expressed by Sat • suma's envoys on behalf of their chief, their desire to culti vate friendly and social intercourse with the British nation, and their good humour and graceful offerings (of fruit) to the crew of the flagship of the British admiral after the facts of Kagosima, would all imply that the agents of her Ma jesty displayed a degree of caution and moderation duly appreciated by those most deeply interested." And for the English, according to the Queen: —"From this," says our contemporary, "it is clear: First, that although it might be wrong to knock a city with 180,000 inhabitants to pieces, y n t r o e o n t n e e d o s uz h t t s o e c object o t h a s c tt i ha t le m p t c ghsi the e ga s ho s t i u n sief s only tihn e33, 4 a 0, pa O ar neoOabeingburnt. l T rn h ad ir e dl o -, 1 tphaaPtertliet pscel7tees conduct of the Japanese subse quently to the bombardment of Kagosima should be taken as proof that they Were rather pleased at having been bens. banded than otherwise,. ' SUSPENSION OF CONTRACT PACKET SERVICE BETWEEN GALWAY AND AILETLICA —The mail service we Galway and America has, until further notice , been suspended.—By command of the rostmaster• General, J. TILLET!,S',eIet UST.